cosmetology chain suddenly closes all locations including several here in our area. part business and part ministry. coming up how a local mom and pop is getting back to the community and beyond. good morning. it is thursday, september 29. we and the month of september -- we ends the month of september on a rainy needed rain overnight and some of you still are. showers will be on and off through the day. 66 at lunchtime and 68 for the high. at any point you could be talking rain showers so have your umbrella and rain gear. this rainmaker is basically centered right over top of us

on our forecast into tomorrow and the weekend. we will look around and show you where the showers are currently. some in lorain county. wet roads will slow things down. make sure you allow for that today. cleveland is dry but we're also seeing showers in geauga county and charted will get some of the action. moderate showers and middlefield. what you will notice as we track hour by hour is the continuous train getting active again in the afternoon and evening. let's check the commute. we're already seeing the wet roads. this is an rocky river area so east and westbound are a little wet so use caution as you travel today. but there are no big delays yet

here is the rain on top of the traffic map and again normal drivetimes. coming up we will look at 76 in and great to prepare you for a road that is closing in the area today. another smash and grab early this morning. this one at the new way food market on west 127 street. atm was not taken but there you see a lot a red minivan was left all the way inside the store. new information on the abduction of a nine-year-old girl. the suspect has a criminal past dating back 15 years. >> will ujek joins us live with these details. >> reporter: the suspect is dennis menefee and back then he

when he picked up a woman on the side of the street and assaulted her and dropped her off on the side of the road. it was january and a frigid night with 40 below and wind chills. she died of hypothermia. she was cindy lee dixon her mother -- someone of the men committed any high profile murder case of matthew shepard and 98. he pled guilty with sinister 4- 7 years in prison and now 17 years later he's made his home in port washington washington. he pretended to be a police officer to laura nine-year-old girl into his the massillon community scoured the area looking for the f1 50 with school stickers on until someone solid and called police. he was arrested southeast of columbus charged with assault and rape of the nine-year-old girl. we have learned he's also been charged with marijuana possession and talked with massillon polices and they are aware of his past but now there trying to sort out more about his present.

toward from and exposing himself to students. he was driving near students walking on the third street great just today when he told a girl to get in the car the man is in his mid-30s and is a stocky build and buzz haircut his driving a goal or tan suv with stickers on the back and a broken rear passenger side window. similar situations had previously been reported. rocky river father accused of killing his own daughter in their home will be in court to face a murder charge. old daughter to honey in the head inside the home on vine court his son called 911 to report his dad shooting his sister he was for start with felony assault but later with murder after she died at the hospital. his bond is $1 million. euclid high skilled students and staff member andri jackson friday at the homecoming game. the visitation will be held for jackson who died sunday after

game. visitation is friday, october 7 at rogers funeral home on quincy avenue in cleveland. from noon until 6 pm. his funeral will be held saturday at starlight baptist church on euclid in east cleveland and service will begin at 10 am. regency beauty institute has suddenly closed all 79 of its locations including several here in northeast ohio. husband holiday school has been around for 50 years information about it's a -- on its website encouraging states to continue their education and also a times for status to pick up personal belongings and promised to mail out transcripts to every current students. we posted a link to find information on our website wkyc.com. pop-up shops opening in northeast ohio in time for the holiday season. one local business owner in using her temporary storefront to help others in the >> tiffany tarpley joins us from legacy village with more

of small businesses here in the cleveland area. supporting local and what is happening today the businesses -- what they are doing is making a difference. blending least make the perfect cup of tea is a skill paula hirschman helped 23-year-old master. but th storehouse the is about more. >> we are part ministry part business. >> reporter: alice came to cleveland five years ago with her sister, brother and mother and they were rescued -- refugees at the camp in room want to pick >> it was not a good life. you have to wait for getting food from somebody. he don't have any place to work

alice and her sister with open arms >> i always wanted to work with women in a mentoring type situation. i see them as amazing strong women who have just forged their we in cleveland. >> reporter: they are also helping forge the way for others in a similar situation. this looseleaf organic and free trade tea business has teamed up with back to jerusalem to create the brand city. paula says all of the proceeds support the construction and operation of the school for children at a refugee camp in northern iraq. >> i believe when you set out to do something good and right the money will come. >> reporter: speaking of money paula says the have raised out a few thousand dollars so far and they have a long way to go but that is not the only business that will be

coming up we will tell you more about merchants market and what it means for growth. this morning we're waiting to learn more about a school shooting in south carolina. >> the teenage boy who was arrested shot and killed his father at home first not long before school dismissal wednesday. police and swat rush to townville elementary where the teenager shot three people before a volunteer firefighter tacklem a six-year-old student was critically injured and remains in the hospital. the other victims a teacher and another child have since been released. several hundred protesters gathered for a second night in el cajon california after the officer involved shooting on tuesday. he was acting erratically and did not follow orders to remove

he pulled something out and pointed it at officers and that object turned out to be a vape pen. a government shutdown has been avoided. congress passed legislation to keep the government running through december through december 9 but still needs to pass a long-term spending bill. they also approved $1.1 billion to help fight the zika virus. no money for flint michigan. lawmakers say they will tackle a separate flint funding bill later this year. used pain reducers might be linked to increased risk of heart failure. the effects of popular painkillers like ibuprofen and approximate and found those who use them were 19% more likely to be hospitalized for heart failure than past users. this does not mean the drugs cause heart failure but they do need to be taken carefully.

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more changes coming to cedar point as the season winds down crews are taking down 2 more attractions. the mini golf course be for a hotel breakers expansion. crews have taken apart the ripcord thrill ride clearing space for cedar point shores to grow. autumn this year which means pesky stink bugs are back. they look to get warm inside. harmless non-native bugs and hide almost anywhere and tried to get inside through windows and doors. experts say it's important to make sure there are no holes in your screens because they will

busy thanks to these bugs. >> i've had a guy in here two days ago lives in munroe falls said his house was virtually covered. >> the other obvious thing to keep in mind when dealing with these critters is experts of the are called stink bugs for a reason because they stink when you smash them. i want you to travel in numbers. >> we're going to go find him. we want to do a selfie with a stink bug. >> i think he was sleeping in the corner of the door. >> we shall not smash him because we don't want to state. the rain could make it go away. the truth is we really could use the rain pick

latest drought monitor we are still in some cases moderate drought in many portions of northeast ohio. medina elyria. when you look at the numbers themselves they also indicate big deficits. mansfield and richland county almost 7 inches below average for the year in terms of rainfall. cleveland about 2 inches below average. this storm system that is over us is going to help. we have this break -- biea and ohio and it is where the moisture is coming from. the moisture feeds into the storm is coming from the gulf of mexico and the second larger feed out of the atlantic ocean. this is deep tropical moisture hitting pulled into the storm system over the next couple of days. this sits and spins and we will see the moisture plume feeding to the east of the low and that

rainfall totals. month everyone is going to get the rain they need. unfortunately this is scattered rainelle. the computer models hints that some portions in the fuchsia and read those places could see as much as 1-2 inches and it's not all coming in at once. there will be some today and some on friday and some on saturday. we get to spread it out. for the timing of the rain it's difficult to get but we will try. it is going to be here and there and we are talking rainy weather clear through the weekend. as greg mentioned we really do need it. it is a blessing and we're happy about that. i think this gives you a good indication. it shows the cloud cover and some rain. it's not going to be all of you wants as greg mentioned. and it is going to be scattered

the next several days. we cannot take it out of any particular timeframe. chances will be there for some of you at any time of day. 63 at nine. mid-60s at lunch and upper 60s for the high. here is the area of low pressure and it just likes it here. because of that we have this continuous flow that we will be seeing. right now things are quiet if you look t akron, canton totally dry. showers as we look further west of cleveland showing up in lorain county. very light in intensity right now but it is raining. then we see further east. hearts of geauga county and portage. on future view you will notice things are on and off. it gets more active again this

this is to death 30 today and we shall ran across the lake shore. it quiets around 5 to 30 in the more rain in this evening. on and off. into your friday and saturday. this pattern is not changing one single bit. again if you have plans coming up this weekend and yes friday night football we could have some friday -- with conditions for the games. the rain could be part of your plans. on the window nation seven-day week emphasize the chances through saturday especially. highs in the upper 60s and sunday chances are down to about 40%. monday it's really isolated. plentiful sunshine tuesday into next week. we're about one week away from american heart association heart walk.

3 and are excited about it. it is october 8 mall c and i would love you to be part of my team. we are beating this disease. hope you are having a great start to your thursday. in summit county i want to prepare you for those who travel near 76. it's going to close today over 76 and remain closed for early summer because of a bridge replacement project. if you need to get around this detour greer street to grant. other than that we're looking good on the traffic map. we have wet roads through the area because of the rain. also see some slow traffic 77 south near iris street -- i

but drivetimes on 77 south 23 minutes. that is almost normal. samsung is facing more heat. some customers report another

jcpenney is hiring 500 associates in the cleveland area. they are 38,000 associates nationwide. these jobs are for the christmas season and they include customer service positions cashiers merchandise support, as well as other jobs. hiring begins in october you can apply in-store or on the

ceo of wells fargo will return to capitol hill to these questions and comes one day after the state of california said it is suspending all business with the banking giant for at least 12 months. wells fargo is based in san francisco. ceo john stumpf is facing increasing calls to resign. the bank acknowledged employees created or open more than 2 million fake cust a boost sales figures. samsung cannot seem to catch a break. the company is currently talking with you a safety officials after some customers reported their washers exploded. samsung admits" rare cases the machine can have issues washing heavy items like bedding or water resistant material. warning covers machines made between march 2011 and april of this year. you can check if your washer is affected by searching the serial number on samsung

weather in the rain department. >> all aboard the rain train. right now we see some west and east of cleveland. lorain county some light showers now. cleveland is seeing some euclid into lake county. more where this is coming from. highs today in the upper 60s and now we are upper s it's all about grabbing the umbrella and keeping it handy for the next several days. we have low pressure parked over top of us and it's not going to do much. we are planning on showers today and as we look ahead we will talk about specifics coming up. forecast highs from philly to chicago and detroit in the 60s.

businesses. there are some new things to see at legacy village. how your business can help local owners. some important work being done here in northeast ohio. coming up we show you how nasa glenn is getting us one step closer to going back to the moon

welcome back. new information we have uncovered on the suspect of the abduction of a nine-year-old girl and massillon. dennis menefee in 1999 had a similar case against him he was 28 and living in wyoming any picked up a woman and sexual assault that are in left her to die on the side of the road during a january night.

4-7 years in prison. now 17 years later he's made his home in port washington ohio 45 minutes south of canton and police say he pretended to be a police officer to lower -- learner -- lore a nine-year-old girl into his truck. someone called police when they saw his truck and he was arrested yesterday charged with assault and rape of that nine- year-old more information on the 1999 case coming up. accused kier will be in court again today. he pleaded not guilty last week to murder charges and a kidnapping charge. after the bodies of two women were founded a home in ashland. since his arrest he's been linked to the death of three other women in nearby counties. the party is over for a dozen people accused of supplying the cleveland party scene with cocaine.

he's accused partners are turning heads. bobby serena and christine kearny known as kelly miles have more than 40,000 instagram followers between them. prosecutors say they used social media to connect partiers on west sixth with drugs. talking about the forecast today. it's going to be on and off rain showers which means you need to grab the umbrella. highs in the 60s. a rain jacket would be a great idea today and the umbrellas as well. we're talking rain today into the weekend on and off. but it's because of this weather maker that is right over top of us. with that in place we're going to have plenty going on through the next several days. and we need the rain so this is good. the west side is likely to the east we see more moderate rain

feeding for many of you. east into eastern cuyahoga county euclid is seeing some showers. rain in mentor into painesville and even northern geauga county. that means wet roads. we can expect slowdowns during the morning rush right now we're looking pretty good. there are no accidents reported yet. here is the picture on 71 near 480 near th see traffic on 71 n. and south is moving well. that drive time on 71 n. is five minutes. into downtown on 71 n. it minute commute. -- eight minute commute. when you hit the roads to the into our partners at wtam 1100 with updates every 10 minutes.

ohio can help bring growth to local communities. today several mom and pop shops are celebrating new possibilities. tiffany tarpley joins us from legacy village and tiffany there's a new merchants market. >> reporter: yes there is. the grand opening is here today. i'm here with rebecca from the merchants market and has a business here as well. you have your not in a store now. some of these items -- >> correct. we have presence at retailers but do not have our own single own storefront >> talk about the variety of things you will find here at legacy village. >> this is always one of the best conversations because we have literally organize the store from barware to chocolate to pickles to fine art. and we have our soap conjugation.

for the business owners and in turn for northeast ohio. >> as far as the growth opportunities of these businesses that are currently present here have their own storefront locations. this is their opportunity to spread their footprint around cleveland on the different sides of cleveland. and really to expand the audience they are reaching out to. in terms of the economic and where everyone is going is us the opportunity the on the profit for each sale. >> reporter: the grand opening of merchants market is today at legacy village. they will open through the holiday season. and who knows what could happen from there. we are now one step closer

thanks to the work being done here in ohio. greg dee made it trip to palm workstation in sandusky. >> reporter: it has been over 40 years since people have gone outside of earth's orbit and now the testing being done a new orion aircraft at nasa glenn could have us back to the moon in just a couple of years. the service module is placed on this huge vibration table. the to what the module would experience during launch. this module is only for testing. it will never make it into space. >> there are parts of it better flight like the tanks are representative and there is a one solar array but then there's also things that are just mask of dummies and feel the same as the spacecraft would actually feel.

the module is critical to the success of the orion spacecraft and its crew. >> it has main engines propulsion tanks and thermal radiator. solar array for power. >> reporter: the shaking of the table is so strong we felt the bread ration through the floor of the building. >> we're making sure structure on the service module will survive through the very violent launch and >> once vibration test is complete the huge service module is placed on this flight cart where it is then wheeled over to the high bay for pyro shock testing. the final version of orion will begin testing at plum brook in early 2018. with the moon mission planned for later that year. the facilities you saw are unique to just nasa glenn at plum brook pick all over the

for testing. they will be involved in the process all through the way of the final aircraft that will eventually go to the moon and maybe even mars. >> that is exciting. all right here. >> sandusky you go to a music parks but there's a lot of important science being done and many people don't know about that. we know buffalo bills head patriots. listen to what happens when he takes over the media conference call and secretly tries to get inside information from the

donald trump stepped up his attack on hillary clinton in an effort to make up ground lost after the first debate. clinton is trying to rally women and younger voters to her side >> edward lawrence joins us live from washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. it was a very rough start to the week for donald trump. 52% of voters say he lost the debate that happened earlier in the week. donald trump is reaching out to minority voters and in doing so he said the democratic party is

changes. donald trump courted minority voters in wisconsin yesterday and says hillary clinton is not have the african-american community's best interest at heart. >> they are too smart and they now they are being used. >> reporter: he would onto charge late and would only open the white house for special interest if elected. >> the only people hillary clinton ever fights for are the special interests who write checks for >> we're going to fix this >> reporter: she focused her energy on swinging women in your voters. she campaign of senator bernie sanders university of new hampshire >> if you already have student debt like so many students have here in new hampshire, we will help you refinance it. >> reporter: first lady

campaign trail in battleground state pennsylvania. saying clinton is the real deal >> hillary clinton has been a lawyer. along professor. first lady of arkansas. first lady of the united states. us senator secretary of state. >> surrogates were hillary clinton are trying to hammer home the point she has the experience of the job of president. there is our science center. that is a fun thing to do with kids. it is so hands-on. you can walk the surface of mars . they have all kinds of stuff. we are talking rain showers in the forecast. that is the theme for the next several days. we do needed so that is the great news and take your

it will be on and off today so there will be dry times and then we get into some rain again. mid-60s at lunchtime and upper 60s for the high today. there could be some rumbles of thunder around as well. this rainmaker is part overtop the region so it is not moving for the next several days. that's why we will continue see this counterclockwise flow along with the on and off showers. many of you are quiet at the moment but along the lake shore we have some rainy weather and there is more to come. we will get the quiet at times and the rain at times. showers west of cleveland light intensity but more moderate as we look further east. lake county and also into parts of ashtabula. as we track on future view you

is the story through the day. it is hard to forecast what time you will see rain and what time you will not but being prepared for it is what it is about as we get into the end of the workweek. here is 3 pm today. we will have quite a bit of rain falling along lakeshore and south into akron. into the evening it's going to be on and off and overnight again as well. we will co friday which could mean what fields for football games tomorrow night and yes even into saturday. we have more showers and whether. this'll have an impact on our weekend weather. and the seven-day forecast we have ran all the way through saturday likely. sunday it becomes more isolated and same thing for monday. then we turn a corner for tuesday and wednesday with sunshine wearing back into the

this is pork chop. doggone weather time. the eight-year-old pug. i cannot even handle this cuteness. this was taken in the heat and humidity and porky likes to chill watching channel 3 hoping for a cold front. thank you for sending this in. the rain cools him down. he's happy now. right now you will love the commute even though we have some rain. there are no accidents or delays right now. you could see some delays today on 480 because a restrictions. this incorporates hudson and macedonia the tween 9 am and 3 pm. but right now drivetimes our

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they want to keep up another deep run in the playoffs and that will include resting him during certain stretches of the season. last year he played a career low 35 minutes per game and the after to 39 minutes in the postseason. a smart move. they should not have any problems winning the east again. single game tickets go on sale today at noon. indians and tigers what a miserable night. heavy rain falling in detroit. they got five innings in. this was the difference. miguel cabrera hit a three-run homer for the umpire called the game and that give the tigers 6- 3 win. indians were settling into the third spot in the american league playoff and now trail texas by two and half games and boston by 1.5 games for the race of home-field advantage. four games to go.

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first cell phones now we're talking about a washer warning what could cause some machines to suddenly explode. a new merchants market is opening here today in legacy village. coming up what is being sold as helping families beyond our borders. three of your friends and a bunch of labs. your chest when 4 tickets see coming up after 6 am we have a detour about the parkway closure expected to start stay in akron. on and off rain showers

new information on the suspect responsible for the nine-year-old girl who was abducted in massillon. details coming up. it is part business and part ministry. coming up how a local company is giving back here to this community and beyond. beauty school shuts down. students are shocked when dozens of campuses suddenly close after 50 years. we're talking rain as you are waking up this thursday. september 29 and the weekend is almost year.